The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-10-06

that the action Of the government was
in effect u forfeiture. which is q
light resting. not with the department. but
with congress, which made the grant. The
secretary holds that these lands had been
granted as indemnity, and as the road in
lands that have no basis for their claim.
The State of Iowa recognized that the
lands had been inadvertently patented to it,
and returned to them. They had been
conveyed to it without any authority I'M
der the granting act, and having been con-
veyed, the department. could do nothing
but throw them open to settlement. The
lands not being granted lands, this act did
not constitute a forfeiture. They were
merely placed in the hands OF the govern.
ment as lands that had been enormously
conveyed by it, and were therefore clearly
public lands.
After being open thirty-four years, Harry
Hills famous resort on Houston street, N.
Y. was closed, because Hill could not get a
license.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived in St. Paul as
the guest OF Bishop Ireland. An elaborate
reception and banquet was given in his
honor at the Hotel Ryan.
F. NJ. Severance, cashier of the defunct
Farmers Bank OF Fayetteville, N. y, has
been arrested on complaint OF Receiver
Andrews, charging him with embezzling
$50, 600 OF the banks funds.
Chief Justice Ruger OF New York granted
a stay OF proceedings for five days to ia.
cob Sharp in the face of a unanimous de-
cision from the four Justices OF the supreme
court that he was righteously convicted.
Col. Sir Jos. West Ridgewav, recently in
charge of the British commission on the
Afghan boundary question, will succeed
Maj. Butler as under secretary for Ireland.
The president has invited Hon. William
l.. Putnam of Maine and Hon. James b.
Angel OF Michigan to act with the secreta-
ry Of state in the negotiations for a settle.
ment with Great Britain of the fisheries
dispute. Both OF these gentlemen have &C.
cepted, and it is believed by Secretary Bay.
ard, hat their fitness for their important
duty will be recognized by the country.
Postofices establishes: Dakota: Kin
loss, Walsh county. Postmasters COM
Observation-Disclosures: Drummond, ]. b.
Featherman.
A pillow manufacturers trust was formed
at Chicago. About thirty Western and
Northwestern manufacturers signing the
agreement. The trust will exercise the u.s.
ual ironclad restriction o the trade.
The Northern Pacific, through Land
Commissioner Lamborn md Counsel Nc
Naught, has issued notice that it claims
title to. all lands within it's indemnity linn.
its for which it has filed selection lists at
land Offices, and will resist any attempt
by any person to acquire title to these
lands except through the company.
Fort Benton, the head of navigation on
the Missouri, and the Oldest town in Mon.
tana, recently celebrated the arrival OF it's
first railroad, the Manitoba. President
Hill and n large party of officers and di-
rectors OF the road were present and took
part in the celebration. Mayor Sullivan
and w. G. Conrad, president OF tho board
of trade, delivered addresses of welcome,
to which Hill responded.
The following pensions have been grant
ed: Wisconsin: Mother OF w. Arnold,
Fond du Lac; mother OF H. Oswald, MIL
waukee; +. Ommons. Roscobel; P. Dryer,
Monroe; j. A. Fish, Georgetown; J.. G.
Rassbach, Madison. Minnesota: j. B.
Griffith. Alma City; j.. Uuka, Faribault;
L. Griffin, Austin; F. Pottsmith, Fergus
Falls; w. Bruckinaier, Henderson. Da-
kota: T. N. Kendrick. Plankinton; P. r..
Barrett, Washington Springs; j. Jordan,
Bridgewater, Montana: NJ. j. Learning,
Fort Benton.
Mr.. Chamberlain, speaking at Birmingham,
said: No one was more sincerely animated
by friendly feelings toward America thar
he. No one more desired to maintain good
relations between England and America.
He regarded the appointment OF the fish.
cries commission as affording an oppor-
tunity for cementing the union OF Great
Britain and her colonies. Chamberlain
denied that he had accepted the appoint.
ment to the fisheries commission in order
to evade the responsibility of declaring his
opinion on. current political questions, but
affirmed that when Lord Salisbury asked
him to accept the position, he felt an op.
p~ortunity was afforded him of rendering
Important services to three great English
speaking communities. He did not believe
differences could possibly arise between
two such nations which could not be hon
orably and amicably settled.
The presidential party on their way to
the South and West is being made up in
Over five hundred skilled mechanics have
been at work on the cars for the past ten
days and they will be the handsomest and
most complete in the world. The train is.
made up OF the Alfarata, q vestibule car OF
the Pennsylvania company; the Velasco,
a sleeper, and Mr.. Pullman's private car.
An engine and dynamo IN the forward car
will furnish electric lights and bells for the
train. The work is the most elaborate
w NcA1O " V1C L III COI1DdIt, ann
the train will represent 5000, 600. ~
Gov. McGill has named the following
gentleman rs delegates from Minnesota
congressional districts to attend the Farm
ers' National congress, which meets at Chi.
cago Oct. 10, for it's seventh annual SEES
sion: At Large-Springcr H%arbaugh, st.
Paul; E. D. Childs, Carman. First dis.
trict, NJ. A. Maitland, Brattsburg: alter
nate, A. Is. Ellis, Austin. independent
district, Joseph Bookwalter, Blue Earth;
alternate, Andrew Nelson, St.. Peter.
Third district, A. w, Riddell, Northfield;
alternate, A. n. Reed, Glencoe. Fourth
district, W. H. Fisher. st. Paul; alternate,
II: +, Brown, Minneapolis. Fifth dis.
nate, L. H. Stanton, Morris.
A writ of requisition was issued by the
attorney general to secure the person oil
one Isaac Rivers, who filed from Cook
county, H., to Minneapolis. The crime
with which Rivers Is charged is mayhem.
Thomas T. Appleton, the complainant,
lost a part of the thumb OF his right hand
in q quarrel with Isaac.*
The quadruple wedding at the Minneap-
oils exposition q stupendous success, on
account OF the interesting couples, the cos
TUNES OF the brides and the impressive
ceremony.
Hon. Warren Bristol, for a long time
q prominent attorney and ex.state SEN
ator from Goodhue county, arrived in St.
'Panl from Deming, N. Mex. where he is
serving as United States Judge OF that ter.
ritory.
Returns from all portions yof, Tennessee
indicate that the Prohibition amendment
is defeated by 10000 or more.
Postoffices, established: Minnesota:
kingston, Douglas county. Montana:
hogan, Lewis and Clark county. Post